Both accomplished actresses were widely known for their most famous roles: Reynolds for starring with Gene Kelly in “Singin’ in the Rain,” and Fisher for playing Princess Leia in the original Star Wars films.

"She said, 'I want to be with Carrie,'" Fisher told The Associated Press by phone from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, where Reynolds had just died after being rushed there earlier in the day. "And then she was gone."